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людей, живших на этой знаменитой улице.

English translation: people who lived on this famous street


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Russian term or phrase:людей, живших на этой знаменитой улице.
English translation:people who lived on this famous street
Entered by: Simon Hollingsworth
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09:39 Jan 23, 2007
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Advertising / Public Relations / Museum leaflet
Russian term or phrase: людей, живших на этой знаменитой улице.
Экспозиция музея состоит из личных вещей людей, живших на этой знаменитой улице.

Помогите пожалуйста перевести. Лучше конечно все предложение =) Спасибо!
KTW_Lab
Local time: 18:08
people who lived on this famous street
Explanation:
The museum exhibit is comprised of the personal effects of people who lived on this famous street.
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Simon Hollingsworth
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:08
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Summary of answers provided
5 +10people who lived on this famous street
Simon Hollingsworth
3 +2The museum displays personal belongings of the people who lived in this renowned street
Evgueni Terekhin
4former residents of the famous street
Alexander Demidov
4personalities who used to live on this famous street
Roman Bardachev


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +10
people who lived on this famous street


Explanation:
The museum exhibit is comprised of the personal effects of people who lived on this famous street.


Simon Hollingsworth
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty
3 mins
  -> Thank you, Jack
agree  Irina Romanova-Wasike
16 mins
  -> Thank you, Irina
agree  Anna Maria Bosnjak
55 mins
  -> Thanks
neutral  tanyazst: Simon, this is no agree/disagree, is it ok to say "to live *on* the street"? I've always been taught to say "in the street", but as a native speaker you totally shatter my education! ;)// thanks! as always, i live and learn :)
1 hr
  -> "on the street" has always been OK, but "in" can be used, I suppose. "Living on the street" can refer to homeless people, but not exclusively so.
agree  Mylord
2 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Ravindra Godbole
2 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Mark Vaintroub
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Mark
agree  YelenaM
5 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Arkadi Burkov
7 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Vladimir Dubisskiy: of those who lived - as who else (except for peolpe) could reside there?
13 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Smantha
1 day15 hrs
  -> Thanks
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
The museum displays personal belongings of the people who lived in this renowned street


Explanation:


The museum displays personal belongings of the people who lived in this renowned street

Evgueni Terekhin
Local time: 22:08
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Karen Sughyan
1 hr
  -> спасибо
agree  Vladimir Dubisskiy: i doubt we need "the" before "people". And, i'd put just 'of those who lived.."
13 hrs
  -> спасибо
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
personalities who used to live on this famous street


Explanation:
I'd go with "personalities" and "used to"

The items on display at the museum are the personal things of the personalities who used to live on this famous street.


Roman Bardachev
Canada
Local time: 09:08
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 12
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
former residents of the famous street


Explanation:
BBC NEWS | Politics | The woman who never was?Other former residents of the street, which is now Brighton Mews, have confirmed to Document that excrement was pushed through a letterbox in this street ...
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6287309.stm - 41k - 22 Jan 2007


Alexander Demidov
Local time: 19:08
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Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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Jan 23, 2007 - Changes made by Kirill Semenov:
LevelNon-PRO => PRO


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